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Senate Floor Activity - Wednesday, February 4, 2015

The President pro tempore called the Senate to order at 9:30 a.m., the Chaplain offered a prayer, and the President pro tempore led the Senate in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America.

The Journal

Pursuant to the order of yesterday, the Journal of the proceedings of the Senate was deemed approved to date.

Certain Procedures Dispensed With

Pursuant to the order of yesterday, the morning hour being deemed expired, and the times for the recognition of the two leaders being reserved.

Transaction of Morning Business

Pursuant to the order of yesterday, the Senate proceeded to a period for the transaction of morning business.

Legislative Business (Wednesday, February 4)

H.R. 240 (Rep. Rogers): Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes.
-- Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate.
-- Motion to proceed to consideration of measure of the motion to reconsider the vote by which cloture was not invoked on the motion to proceed to H.R. 240 (Roll Call Vote No. 51) agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
-- Motion by Senator McConnell to reconsider the vote by which the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R. 240 was not invoked (Roll Call Vote No. 51) agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
-- Upon reconsideration, cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R. 240 not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 47. Record Vote Number: 52

H.Con.Res. 12 (Rep. Tiberi): A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the rotunda of the United States Capitol for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medal to Jack Nicklaus.
-- Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

S.Res. 63 (Sen. Warren): A resolution congratulating the New England Patriots on their victory in Super Bowl XLIX.
-- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.
-- Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

Adjournment

Under the authority of the order of today, at 6:06 p.m, the Presiding Officer (Mr. Tillis in the chair) declared the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until 10:30 a.m. tomorrow.